Liberation of the Netherlands from the French, medal struck in England
Also known as: Bevrijding van Nederland van de Fransen, penning geslagen in Engeland
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1813
Pewter medal with a hole. Obverse: two clasped hands within an inscription. Reverse: inscription within a wreath of olive and oak leaves. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-3233-B; its record gives material recorded as tin (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3.6 cm x weight 12.34 g.
Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- tin (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 3.6 cm x weight 12.34 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 3.6 cm x weight 12.34 g
Design
- Obverse
- two clasped hands within an inscription.
- Reverse
- inscription within a wreath of olive and oak leaves
Identification
- Original title
- Bevrijding van Nederland van de Fransen, penning geslagen in Engeland
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-3233-B
- Museum classification
- history medal · medal
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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